Wendy Overton

Wendy Overton (born March 31, 1947) is an American former professional tennis player active in the 1970s. She is known mostly for her performance in doubles.

She began her tennis career in Florida at the age of 11. She was ranked world No. 1 in juniors and won several US National titles in both singles and doubles.

She attended Rollins College in Winter Park, Florida on an academic scholarship and was a top-ranked collegiate player from 1965 to 1969.

She participated in World TeamTennis and played for Toronto, Cleveland, and Indiana.

An arm injury ended her career.

After her retirement, she became tennis director of the Hunters Run Golf and Racket Club in Boynton Beach, Florida, a post she held for 10 years. She then became a real estate agent. She won the US Open senior event in 1997.

WTA Tour finals

Doubles 9 (5 titles, 4 runner-ups) Legend Grand Slam 0 WTA Championships 0 Tier I 0 Tier II 0 Tier III 0 Tier IV & V 0 Titles by surface Hard 1 Clay 2 Grass 0 Carpet 2 ResultNo.DateTournamentSurfacePartnerOpponentsScoreWin 1. February 20. 1972 Washington, D.C., US Carpet Valerie Ziegenfuss Judy Tegart Dalton Françoise Dürr 7–5, 6–2Win 2. April 11, 1972 St. Petersburg, Florida, US Clay Karen Krantzcke Judy Tegart Dalton Françoise Dürr 7–5, 6–4Loss 3. June 5, 1972 Hamburg, West Germany Clay Valerie Ziegenfuss Helga Masthoff Heide Orth 6–3, 6–2, 0–6Win 4. September 25, 1972 Phoenix, Arizona, US Hard Rosie Casals Françoise Dürr Betty Stöve 4–6, 7–5, 6–2Loss 5. January 15, 1973 San Francisco, California, US Hard Valerie Ziegenfuss Margaret Court Lesley Hunt 1–6, 5–7Win 6. September 30, 1974 Houston, Texas, US Carpet Janet Newberry Sue Stap Virginia Wade 4–6, 7–5, 6–2Win 7. October 13, 1975 Orlando, Florida, US Clay Rosie Casals Chris Evert Martina Navratilova W/OLoss 8. January 19, 1976 Washington, D.C., US Hard Mona Guerrant Olga Morozova Virginia Wade 7–6(5–2), 6–2Loss 9. August 8, 1977 Indianapolis, Indiana, US Clay Mary Carillo Linky Boshoff Ilana Kloss 7–5, 5–7, 3–6